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patented

  • past participle
    of patent.
    patent
    noun
    the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
  • past tense form
    of patent.
    patent
    noun
    the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.

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Stafford and Adams also had one of their patented over-the-shoulder touchdown connections in the corner of the end zone, which made it 21-3 in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

If a patented drug is listed by the U.S. government as in short supply, compounders can legally produce it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Behind him, a largely automated line of chemical vats is off limits to cameras because the process is patented by a Canadian company, Excir.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Then in 1781 James Watt patented a rotary steam engine that could turn a shaft and thus power a factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

But an executive explained to me that recipes can’t be patented or copyrighted— which means that once you introduce a new cereal, anyone can put out another one just like it.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan